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Informationen zum Autor Eddy van der Maarel is a vegetation ecologist and has made a major contribution to the amalgamation of Anglo-American and European approaches in vegetation science. He is one the founding editors of the Journal of Vegetation Science. He is a member of the Royal Academies of Science of The Netherlands and Sweden and a honorary member of the British Ecological Society, the International Association of Vegetation Science and several other societies. Janet Franklin (Professor, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University) is a vegetation scientist and landscape ecologist trained in geography and ecology. She is a former Associate Editor of the Journal of Vegetation Science and Applied Vegetation Science. She, like Eddy, is particularly interested in vegetation dynamics in response to natural and human disturbance, and the application of vegetation science in nature conservation and planning. Klappentext Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/vandermaarelfranklin/vegetationecology.Vegetation Ecology, 2nd Edition is a comprehensive, integrated account of plant communities and their environments. Written by leading experts in their field from four continents, the second edition of this book:* covers the composition, structure, ecology, dynamics, diversity, biotic interactions and distribution of plant communities, with an emphasis on functional adaptations;* reviews modern developments in vegetation ecology in a historical perspective;* presents a coherent view on vegetation ecology while integrating population ecology, dispersal biology, soil biology,* ecosystem ecology and global change studies;* tackles applied aspects of vegetation ecology, including management of communities and invasive species;* includes new chapters addressing the classification and mapping of vegetation, and the significance of plant functional typesVegetation Ecology, 2nd Edition is aimed at advanced undergraduates, graduates and researchers and teachers in plant ecology, geography, forestry and nature conservation. Vegetation Ecology takes an integrated, multidisciplinary approach and will be welcomed as an essential reference for plant ecologists the world over. Zusammenfassung Additional resources for this book can be found at: www. wiley. com/go/vandermaarelfranklin/vegetationecology. Vegetation Ecology, 2nd Edition is a comprehensive, integrated account of plant communities and their environments. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors xi Preface xv 1 Vegetation Ecology: Historical Notes and Outline 1 Eddy van der Maarel and Janet Franklin 1.1 Vegetation ecology at the community level 1 1.2 Internal organization of plant communities 14 1.3 Structure and function in plant communities and ecosystems 17 1.4 Human impact on plant communities 20 1.5 Vegetation ecology at regional to global scales 22 1.6 Epilogue 24 2 Classifi cation of Natural and Semi-natural Vegetation 28 Robert K. Peet and David W. Roberts 2.1 Introduction 28 2.2 Classifi cation frameworks: history and function 30 2.3 Components of vegetation classifi cation 33 2.4 Project planning and data acquisition 35 2.5 Data preparation and integration 40 2.6 Community entitation 42 2.7 Cluster assessment 52 2.8 Community characterization 54 2.9 Community determination 58 2.10 Classifi cation integration 60 2.11 Documentation 63 2.12 Future directions and challenges 64 3 Vegetation and Environment: Discontinuities and Continuities 71 Mike P. Austin 3.1 Introduction 71 3.2 Early history 72 3.3 Development of numerical methods 74 3.4 Current theory: continuum and community 78 3.5 Current indirect ordination methods 86 <...
